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• It authorizes a person to ride an electric bicycle on a sidewalk at a speed not exceeding 10 mph, prohibits
• designated areas including streets designated areas including streets highways<01:09:00.960> sidewalks
• <01:09:01.400> and<01:09:01.560> public<01:09:01.799> bicycle highways sidewalks
• and public bicycle highways sidewalks and public bicycle paths<01:09:04.120> otherwise<01:09:
• um we're also going to of sidewalks um we're also going to adopt<01:10:10.159> the<01:10:10.239

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Transportation heard a 10 a.m. agenda covering a range of transportation, liability, harbor, and bicycle-related bills. Testimony was mixed on several measures: HB 263, which would exempt full-time college students from vehicle weight tax, drew opposition from the Department of Transportation and others; HB 135, authorizing general obligation bonds to purchase property on the North Shore of Oʻahu, had support; HB 860, granting immunity to the state or county for repairs on roads with disputed jurisdiction, drew support from DOT, DLNR, and the City and County of Honolulu but opposition from the Hawaii Association for Justice; and HB 996, which would abolish joint and several liability for government entities in highway-related civil actions, also drew strong opposition from the Hawaii Association for Justice and support from the Attorney General’s office and DOT. The committee also heard HB 1167, an emergency appropriation for motor carrier enforcement, and HB 1259, which would remove the need for an engineering study before reducing speed limits within 10 mph of the current limit; both had support from DOT and related groups. HB 1156 and HB 960, both related to harbor financing and capital advancement contracts, were supported by DOT, with DOT explaining that higher bond and contract ceilings were needed because project costs have increased since the limits were set decades ago. HB 142, exempting certain nonprofit community-based transportation providers from motor carrier regulation, and HB 914, creating a water carrier inflationary cost index mechanism and allowing PUC exemptions, also received support from multiple stakeholders, with the Consumer Advocacy Division noting that the inflationary adjustment issue was already active in a rate case. The committee also took testimony on several electric bicycle and micromobility bills. HB 486 would restrict where electric bicycles may operate, prohibit unsafe operation and removal of speed-limiting devices, and fund a safety education campaign; it drew opposition from the Hawaii Bicycling League and several individuals, with one supporter. HB 435 would redefine and classify electric bicycles, raise the minimum operating age, and add registration and use rules; it was supported by DOT and the Hawaii Bicycling League, with one individual opposing. HB 958 would regulate motorized bicycles and electric micromobility devices, require helmets for minors, and fund a coordinated education campaign; it drew support from the City and County of Honolulu, Council Member Tyler Dos Santos-Tam, and the Hawaii Bicycling League, but opposition from Moped Doctors and others, who argued the bill could harm the moped industry and that more study was needed. After testimony, the committee recessed and then reconvened for decision-making. In decision-making, the committee deferred HB 263 and HB 996. It passed HB 135, HB 860, HB 1167, HB 1259, HB 1156, and HB 960 with amendments, generally adopting HD1 versions, making technical changes, and setting effective dates to July 1, 3000 for the amended measures. The chair explained that HB 263 was deferred because a blanket tax exemption for one class could create inequities and a tax credit might be a better approach. HB 996 was deferred because the chair said the state’s long-standing policy of ensuring safe roads and maintaining accountability for highway design and maintenance remained important. For HB 960, the chair said the current contract caps were too low for modern harbor projects and that higher limits would improve flexibility and efficiency. The committee also noted Representative Cochran was excused for the remaining votes.

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• liability because everyone who is a unit owner owns the sidewalk. a town home where you have shared
• <00:24:28.720> the building all right the sidewalk the building all right the sidewalk the
• coming to the to the front the sidewalk coming to the to the front door<00:25:34.559> to<00:25
• we have what are area the sidewalk we have what are called<00:27:25.640> limited<00:27:26.440
• of of sidewalks and carpets and<01:02:03.880> those<01:02:04.079> kinds<01:02:04.240><

Bills: HF1865, HF2014, HF2028

Keywords: mortgage, qualified mortgage, QM, points and fees, conventional loan, consumer lending, home loan, residential real estate, lender fees, service charge, finance charge, closing costs, Minnesota Statutes 47.20, housing finance, borrower protections, cooperative apartment loan, contract for deed, real estate lending, foreclosure, notice requirements

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• A safe way would be to get him out of the public way and put him on the sidewalk.
• A safe way would be to get him out of the public way and put him on the sidewalk.
• A safe way would be to get him out of the public way and put him on the sidewalk.
• A safe way would be to get him out of the public way and put him on the sidewalk.
• A safe way would be to get him out of the public way and put him on the sidewalk.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• UNH, for example, wasn't plowing sidewalks, but if you fell and broke your leg, too bad.
• Um, UNH, for example,<00:32:02.960> wasn't<00:32:03.200> plowing<00:32:03.600> sidewalks
• ,<00:32:04.080> but example, wasn't plowing sidewalks, but example, wasn't plowing sidewalks

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Legislative Administration Committee met to consider SB 197, which concerns medical supervision for the licensed registered nurse employed by the Legislative Facilities Committee. The main discussion focused on an amendment, 2025188H, that adds language about the chief medical officer’s authority to issue standing orders and includes immunity language for civil or criminal liability when acting in good faith and with reasonable care. John Williams of Health and Human Services explained that the language was modeled on similar provisions used for standing orders such as Narcan and epinephrine, and that it was vetted with the Attorney General’s office. Members raised questions about whether the immunity could shield mistakes or apply beyond the State House nurse; the chair clarified that the provision applies to the chief medical officer’s issuance of standing orders under this section, while the nurse’s practice remains governed by RSA 326. Representative Wade moved the amendment, which was seconded and adopted on a roll call vote of 10-0. The committee then voted on SB 197 as amended and recommended it ought to pass as amended, again by a 10-0 roll call vote. The bill was placed on consent, and the chair noted that a written committee report would be prepared. After the vote, the chair briefly updated members on other upcoming matters, including a Senate message on the Gold Star flag bill, the status of an enroll bills issue, and a Senate amendment to HB 248 on ethics. The committee also discussed scheduling for a joint historic committee meeting and a proposed Wentworth Cheswell portrait item, and members offered closing thanks to the chair, clerk, and staff for their work.

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• families at Harmony School of Innovation have raised serious concerns about missing or inadequate sidewalks
• state highway funds, but only those that are not constitutionally or federally restricted to support sidewalk
• bill gives the state a responsible, targeted way to partner with local communities on school area sidewalk
• is a federal program designed, designed to raid our highway funds to push construction and use of sidewalks

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• And the only difference is you can ride them on sidewalks, I think. But maybe that'll change.
• We can ride our ATVs on a sidewalk down the road, so it's a toy. I understand.
• <00:36:31.880> I<00:36:32.000> think<00:36:32.520> um know ride them on sidewalks
• c> the<00:36:36.680> road<00:36:37.040> so<00:36:37.520> it's ATVs in a sidewalk
• down the road so it's ATVs in a sidewalk down the road so it's a<00:36:37.839> toy<00:36:38.280

Bills: HF2066, HF340, HF341, HF566, HF2107, HF2130

Keywords: electric bicycles, tax rebate, transportation, environment, local economy, fleeing peace officer, culpable negligence, traffic laws, public safety, motor vehicle offenses, driving violations, penalties, license suspension, traffic enforcement, all-terrain vehicle, ATV, class 1 ATV, class 2 ATV, road rights-of-way, public roads

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• c><00:09:51.680> they<00:09:52.000> don't Road, bridge, water, sewer, storm water, sidewalks
• Road, bridge, water, sewer,<00:10:12.880> storm<00:10:13.120> water,<00:10:13.519> sidewalks
• , sewer, storm water, sidewalks, sewer, storm water, sidewalks, streetscapes,<00:10:15.120> parks
• That's one of the great benefits of this law. >> Well, I'm asking about sewer and water and sidewalks
• if that city says we don't want the roads and we don't want the landscaping and we don't want the sidewalks

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• magnesium chloride, or salt-treated abrasives or other chemicals used on roads, parking lots, and sidewalks
• and municipal revenues. management on road, parking lots and management on road, parking lots and sidewalks
• 32.000> manner<01:23:32.320> or<01:23:32.639> place<01:23:33.040> as sidewalks
• in such a manner or place as sidewalks in such a manner or place as to<01:23:33.679> subject<
• to put a comma between the two phrases so that it would read, "if used on roads, parking lots or sidewalks

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• So people could not walk where the sidewalk is and the beach is right there and smoke a cigarette?
• Currently, you can smoke on some parts of the sidewalk and on the beach itself.
• So currently, if you can find those spaces on the sidewalk on the beach side, sure, you can smoke there
• <00:21:26.080> on<00:21:26.320> the those spaces on the sidewalk on the those spaces
• on the sidewalk on the beach<00:21:26.799> side,<00:21:27.200> sure,<00:21:27.679>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Want to redo, create some beautification and some infrastructure with some lighting and some sidewalks
• So, in these new districts, what we can do, not only curb and gutter and lighting and sidewalks, but
• "As well as sidewalks, drainage, lighting." "Good deal. Any other questions?" "Second motion."

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• block of houses was about 33,000 per lot: the cost to put in the water, sewer, the road, gutter, sidewalk
• block of houses was about 33,000 per lot: the cost to put in the water, sewer, the road, gutter, sidewalk
• 00:15:09.519> the<00:15:09.760> road,<00:15:10.160> gutter,<00:15:10.800> sidewalk
• ,<00:15:11.360> lights, etc. the road, gutter, sidewalk, lights, etc. the road, gutter, sidewalk

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Our community benefits from these dollars directly with the improved drainage project, sidewalks, and
• We have no sidewalks.
• If you haven't seen the beautiful sidewalks that they have built, I invite you to go to this small city
• We need some real help here because we don't have adequate funds to build sidewalks, yes, streets like
• We need some real help here because we don't have adequate funds to build sidewalks, yes, streets like

Bills: SB39, SB2129, SB2141, SB2246, SB2323, SB2439, SB2722

Keywords: commercial motor vehicle, truck liability, motor carrier, trucking, civil liability, respondeat superior, negligent entrustment, negligent maintenance, negligent loading, negligent repair, bifurcated trial, exemplary damages, punitive damages, personal injury, collision, employer liability, vicarious liability, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Texas tort reform, commercial truck accident

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee reconvened on SB 2722, as substituted by Senator Bettencourt, which would redirect a portion of Harris County Toll Road Authority surplus revenues to the City of Houston and impose audit and tax-rate penalty provisions. Houston Police Chief Noe Diaz and Fire Chief Thomas Munoz testified in support, arguing that Houston bears a large share of toll-road public safety burdens, citing thousands of police and fire responses on toll-road property and the need for compensation for emergency services. Bill King, testifying neutrally, said the toll authority generates large excess revenues and urged stronger oversight and clearer controls on how the money is spent. Opponents, including Harris County officials, business and neighborhood representatives, and toll-road critics, argued the bill would divert transportation dollars, create a precedent for taking toll revenues for general municipal use, and could worsen project delivery and incentives; several also questioned the accuracy and interpretation of the revenue figures and the lack of comparable audit requirements for the city. The committee took extensive testimony but left SB 2722 pending without a vote. The committee then heard SB 2129, which would increase fines for motorists who disregard railroad crossing gates or flaggers, and SB 2323, which would redact railroad crew members’ personal information from public accident reports. Both bills were presented as safety measures, with railroad labor testimony in support, and both were left pending after brief public testimony. The committee also heard SB 2141, a Zaffirini bill concerning specialty license plates for judges, with the substitute aimed at reducing security risks by changing how judges are identified on plates; it too was left pending. Finally, the committee heard SB 2439, another Zaffirini bill, described as a TDLR cleanup measure related to ATV and off-highway vehicle safety certification. The bill would abolish the current training and certification program, which supporters said was burdensome and underused given the small number of approved instructors statewide. With no significant opposition on the record, the committee closed testimony and left SB 2439 pending as well.

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• It does not impact sidewalks, crosswalks, or other designated pedestrian areas.
• This bill does not impact sidewalks, crosswalks, or other designated pedestrian areas.
• > crosswalks, does not impact sidewalks, crosswalks, does not impact sidewalks, crosswalks, or
• This bill does<00:49:59.040> not<00:49:59.280> impact<00:49:59.839> sidewalks,<00
• :50:00.640> crosswalks, does not impact sidewalks, crosswalks, does not impact sidewalks, crosswalks

Keywords: Convene 00:00:00 Calendar/2nd Readings 00:05:55 Report of Committees 00:07:26 Orders of the Day/HB 419 00:09:02 HB 103 00:12:30 HB 276 00:37:54 HB 188 00:43:39 HB 189 00:47:11 HB 258 00:53:52 Motions, Petitions, and Communications 00:58:16 Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 01:11:11 Recess for ConC/Rules Meeting 01:13:29 ConC/Rules Report 01:17:06 Adjournment 01:18:20, 958, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum with 96 members present, excused absent members, suspended rules to allow co-sponsorship and vote modifications, and approved the journal from February 4, 2026. The clerk then reported a slate of bills on second reading, including measures on robotics, CPA recruitment, physical therapy, engineering scholarships, removal of unlawful occupants, rabies vaccinations, involuntary commitment, reading and language arts instruction, the education assessment and accountability system, grand jury service, cultured meat products, and the Controlled Substances Prescribing Council. Committee reports were received on several bills and resolutions, including bills on dissolution of marriage, licensed child care centers, video teleconference meetings, geoengineering, city franchises, trophy catfish, and House Joint Resolution 25 declaring Kentucky a “food is medicine” state. These favorable reports were treated as first readings and placed on the calendar. The chamber then took up House Bill 419 on the Kentucky Fire Commission, adopted House Committee Substitute 1, and passed the bill 97-0. The sponsor said the substitute would expand the commission from 14 to 18 members, make four ex officio members voting members, allow excess funds to be used for firefighters’ cancer screenings, and cap administrative reimbursements at 5%. The House also considered House Bill 103 on water fluoridation programs, adopted House Committee Substitute 1, and passed the bill 67-29. Supporters described the measure as removing an unfunded state mandate and making fluoridation a local option, while opponents argued it could harm public health and increase Medicaid costs. Debate focused on whether fluoridation improves oral health, the logistics and costs for water systems, and whether local governments or state health officials should make the decision. After passage of HB 103, the House moved to adjourn without objection. The transcript then begins consideration of House Bill 276 on keeping chickens on residential property, but no action on that bill is shown in the excerpt.

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• They have hundreds of miles of roads, sidewalks. They have police departments.
• Hundreds of miles of roads, sidewalks. They have police departments.
• They have hundreds of miles of roads, of sidewalks. They have police departments.
• They have fire deputies. hundreds of miles of roads, of sidewalks, they have police departments, they

Summary: The Budget Committee met with a quorum and took up several bills. HB 677, relating to state-covered fertility preservation for employees undergoing cancer treatment, was introduced as coverage for egg and sperm preservation for up to three years, with an estimated fiscal impact of about $813,000. After brief questions and no public testimony or amendments, the bill passed unanimously and was reported favorably. The committee then considered CS/HB 59, which would reform Florida’s wrongful incarceration compensation process by extending the filing deadline from 90 days to two years, removing the clean-hands requirement, and allowing exonerees to choose between the state compensation process and a civil lawsuit; it was supported by the City of Flagler Beach and passed unanimously. CS/HB 1313, which recreates the Resilient Florida Trust Fund in the Department of Environmental Protection before its scheduled termination in 2025, also passed unanimously after supportive testimony from advocacy groups. The committee received a lengthy presentation from the Department of Management Services on the State Group Insurance Program and the recent Revenue Estimating Conference. The presentation covered enrollment, revenues and expenditures, rising medical and pharmacy costs, emergency room utilization, GLP-1 drug spending, and options for tighter formulary and utilization management. Members asked about ER cost growth, GLP-1 coverage and copays, PBM oversight and potential conflicts, avoidable ER visits, cancer screening claims, dental and vision costs, specialty drug biosimilars, and possible savings from more restrictive pharmacy models. DMS said it would follow up on several questions and noted ongoing work on cancer coordination, preventive screening, biomarker testing, and a proposed member-facing benefits platform. The committee also heard extensive testimony on HB 301, which would raise sovereign immunity caps from $200,000 per person and $300,000 per incident to $1 million and $3 million, align limitations periods with private claims, and allow government entities to settle above the caps without a claims bill. Local governments, school-related entities, and county and city associations opposed the bill, warning of major fiscal impacts, higher insurance costs, and pressure on services; several speakers urged smaller increases or a tiered approach. Proponents, including families affected by catastrophic injury or death, argued the current caps are too low and the claims bill process is inefficient and unfair. After debate, the bill passed on a recorded vote, with some members voting no, and was reported favorably.

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• . >> So, like, a concealed permit carry holder, for example, who's walking down the sidewalk in front
• in front of a down the on the sidewalk in front of a school, school, school, every<00:13:33.080>
• And I guess I'm just trying to understand from you, you know, schools in the city have sidewalks.
• <00:40:30.480> I schools in the city have sidewalks.
• I schools in the city have sidewalks.

Bills: HF3753, HF4299, HF4700, HF4282, HF4139, HF3530, HF4031

Keywords: school safety, threat assessment, pilot project, education, real-time monitoring, public safety, HF4299, school safety specialists, Minnesota School Safety Center, appropriation, general fund, fiscal year 2026, school security, school violence prevention, student safety, Department of Public Safety, school resource support, education funding, peace officer, training reimbursement

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• It just counts as an offset, similar for major trail projects—not just a sidewalk on a local street.
• So if we have to build the bike path or sidewalks that would be eligible for trunk highway moneys?
• When we're, say, for instance, going through Bagley, Minnesota, we reconstruct the sidewalks.
• So sidewalks are part of that as well. >> Thank you. And I apologize. I was unclear.
• Can you use those dollars for sidewalk somewhere else?

Bills: HF4807

Keywords: overweight vehicles, aggregate mining, local ordinance restrictions, legislative audit, transportation, resource inventory

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• We also appreciate that the bill will work to end the sidewalks and bike paths to nowhere, which has
• And there's a sidewalk on the other side of an overpass, and there's a sidewalk out in front of their

Bills: HB373

Keywords: infused beverages, THC, alcohol control, regulation, non-intoxicating cannabinoids, marijuana, legalization, taxation

Summary: The Senate Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee met in hybrid format and heard testimony on several bills. HB 373, as amended, would regulate hemp-derived THC-infused beverages by defining the products, limiting them to 10 mg of Delta-9 THC per container, restricting sales to package stores and licensed marijuana retail stores, requiring testing and labeling, and imposing a 50-cent per container tax; the sponsor said the bill is intended to create guardrails and protect youth, and a wholesaler representative testified in support. HB 398 would allow racinos to serve alcohol until 2 a.m. and remove local authority to require earlier closing times; the sponsor and Bally’s representative said it would help Delaware remain competitive and increase revenue, and no opposition was heard. HB 433 would let municipalities and counties extend last call for bars, restaurants, and clubs from 1 a.m. to 2 a.m.; a witness from Connect Delaware supported it as a competitiveness and retention measure, emphasizing that it is permissive rather than mandatory. The committee also heard extensive testimony on HB 441, which would ban cryptocurrency kiosks/crypto ATMs in Delaware and require existing machines to be removed within 90 days. The sponsor and supporters, including AARP, the Delaware Department of Justice, and the League of Women Voters, argued the machines are heavily used in scams, especially against older adults, and that regulation has not been effective. CoinFlip opposed the bill, saying it is a regulated operator, that the fraud statistics are overstated or incomplete, and that Delaware should instead adopt a regulatory framework and amendment. HB 465 would update the criminal code to formally define virtual currency and incorporate it into theft, money laundering, racketeering, and search-and-seizure provisions; the sponsor said it would align Delaware law with modern crypto-related crimes, and no opposition was presented. The committee then heard HB 467, which would prevent landlords from requiring renters to buy insurance from a specific company while still allowing them to require coverage meeting lease terms; the sponsor described it as a consumer-choice bill and there was no public opposition. HB 435 would require payment parity for certified registered nurse anesthetists and physicians when the same services are provided; the sponsor, nurse anesthetists, the Delaware Health Care Association, the Department of Insurance, and ChristianaCare supported it as a workforce and access-to-care measure, with no opposition. Finally, HS 1 for HB 450, the Road DE Act, would overhaul permitting and traffic-impact review, emphasize peak-hour traffic, set density standards in growth areas, create a transportation impact fee, and direct some revenue to open space, farmland, and coastal restoration; realtors, builders, environmental groups, engineers, and GEAR supported it as a way to speed permitting, reduce sprawl, and improve infrastructure planning. The committee adjourned after public comment; no votes were recorded in the transcript.

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• new fear, my 6 year old is in grade school now, and there's a playground near a city street and sidewalk
• He walked on sidewalks adjacent to our school, within 50 ft of classroom windows and on the school crosswalk
• realized that nothing but a pane of glass would separate our kids from this threat, as the public sidewalk

Bills: SB 614, SB 872, SB 1199, SB 1212, SB 1278, SB 1573, SB 1588, SB 1602, SB 1660, SB 1704, SB 1723, SB 1833, SB 1858, SB 1946, SB 2009, SB 2146, SB 2177, SB 2373, SB 2460, SB 2785

Keywords: forensic science, capital writs, criminal justice, case review, Texas Forensic Science Commission, SB 872, burglary of a vehicle, vehicle burglary, theft of a firearm, stolen gun, firearm theft, Penal Code Section 30.04, third-degree felony, Class A misdemeanor, criminal penalty enhancement, gun theft, vehicle break-in, property crime, sentencing enhancement, Texas criminal law

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• Maintenance Tax, or SMT, is a special sales tax in the tax code used by some cities to repair streets and sidewalks
• Bill 1277, the committee substitute, affirms the use of the SMR tax includes uses for a street or sidewalk
• reauthorization. period, and specifically the substitute applies to both the street as well as the sidewalk

Bills: SB32, SB464, SB996, SB1163, SB1173, SB1277, SB1452, SB1453, SB1548, SB1882, SB1883, SB2016, SB 32

Keywords: ad valorem taxation, tax exemption, franchise tax credit, income production, personal property, SB 464, school buffer zone, tobacco retailer, vape shop, e-cigarette, vaping, nicotine, tobacco products, retail permit, comptroller, Class A misdemeanor, school proximity, youth access, public school, private school

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• maintenance tax, or SMR is, a special sales tax in the tax code used by some cities to repair streets and sidewalks
• The committee's substitute affirms the use of the SMR tax, which includes uses for a street or sidewalk
• obviously the reauthorization period and specifically the sub applies to both the street as well as the sidewalk

Bills: SB 32, SB 464, SB 996, SB 1163, SB 1173, SB 1277, SB 1452, SB 1453, SB 1548, SB 1882, SB 1883, SB 2016

Keywords: ad valorem taxation, tax exemption, franchise tax credit, income production, personal property, SB 464, school buffer zone, tobacco retailer, vape shop, e-cigarette, vaping, nicotine, tobacco products, retail permit, comptroller, Class A misdemeanor, school proximity, youth access, public school, private school